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James R. Lawrence III

@jlawrencenc

Sep 1

1/ The Faith Baptist Files:

Last year, Summit Church under J.D. Greear attempted a “merger” with Faith Baptist Church in Knightdale, NC.

My clients sued over FBC’s dissolution, later pursuing the case into bankruptcy court.

Here’s how discovery in the case was made public.

2/ In April 2024, after three must-win state court hearings, the FBC members @AdamBanks39 and I represented won a preliminary injunction.

@RevolverNewsUSA previously reported how David Gibbs III, lawyer for FBC’s pro-“merger” leadership, delayed review of a proposed PI order.

3/ Gibbs III told Summit’s lawyers he was trying to give his client time to file bankruptcy.

The delay created a litigation advantage:

In bankruptcy, FBC leadership and Summit argued that the state court order on the dissolution vote didn’t count since it was post-bankruptcy.

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James R. Lawrence III

@jlawrencenc

Aug 7

1/ Eighty years ago today, on August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb.

What’s often forgotten: many on the American Right—including those published in National Review—criticized President Harry Truman’s decision to use nuclear weapons.

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2/ During a speech in October 1946, Senator Robert A. Taft, known as "Mr. Republican," called the bombings a departure "from the principles of fair and equal treatment which have made America respected throughout the world before this Second World War."

3/ Two former GOP presidents criticized the decision to drop the bombs.

In an interview in 1963, Dwight Eisenhower argued the bombings were "unnecessary."

Herbert Hoover wrote the bombing of Hiroshima "with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul."

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James R. Lawrence III

@jlawrencenc

Mar 18

1/ @PCAByFaith, the flagship publication of U.S. presbyterianism’s conservative wing, recently ran a piece lauding COVID-19 mitigation, including masks, while urging pastors to fight “misinformation.”

It’s an apologetic for pandemic tyranny.

But there’s even more going on here.

2/ Start with the piece.

Rev. Dr. Gregory Poland, a vaccine researcher (more on that below), calls on Christians to embrace pandemic measures.

At the outset, Poland decries “the rise of individualism and narcissism” and “the false belief in the democratization of expertise.”

3/ Poland encourages churches to embrace virtual gathering, promotes mask-wearing as a “tangible act of love,” and calls on pastors to hawk “evidence-based resources to counter misinformation” from the pulpit.

He also encourages social distancing, citing Ecclesiastes 3:1.

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James R. Lawrence III

@jlawrencenc

Feb 10

1/ Six years ago today, we lost NC Congressman Walter Jones.

Originally from Farmville, and representing a heavily military district, Jones became an Iraq War critic, foreshadowing MAGA alongside @RonPaul.

@BillKristol and others worked to primary Jones. Jones won anyway.

2/ I heard Jones speak at an event in 2004, the night after Bush won re-election.

Jones did not criticize the war specifically that night, but objected to federal spending and called for abolishing the Department of Education.

Later, he famously turned on the Iraq War.

3/ In a world of self-and-media-proclaimed “maverick” status, Jones actually was one.

Our politics, and the state of the American right, are downstream from Jones’ stands when the chips were down in the Aughts.

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James R. Lawrence III

@jlawrencenc

Mar 6, 2024

1/ An NC Court of Appeals opinion from yesterday illustrates hurdles to COVID-19 vaccine lawsuits.

The court held that a minor who got a jab against his will and his mom's wishes cannot bring legal claims against those who administered the shot.

Why? The PREP Act.

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2/ The case involves a then-14-year-old high school football player.

In August 2021, after a COVID-19 outbreak in the football team, Guilford County Schools announced players could not practice again “until cleared by a public health professional.”

Testing was offered.

3/ Plaintiffs allege the teen’s stepdad dropped him off at the test site, and that after clinic workers unsuccessfully tried to contact the boy’s mom, “one of the workers instructed the other worker to ‘give it to him anyway.’”

The workers didn’t try to contact the stepdad.

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James R. Lawrence III

@jlawrencenc

Nov 11, 2023

1/ Russell Moore (@DrMoore) is a “public theologian,” whose views on the Iraq War are not widely known, particularly by the elite audiences he writes to.

In a 2003 interview on the War’s eve, @DrMoore laid out his support for invading Iraq, invoking Romans 13 in the process.

2/ In the interview, @DrMoore defended George W. Bush, referencing the “agonizing process” the Bush Administration engaged in at the @UN.

“Some of us turn on the television and see one more Security Council meeting and say ‘when is this ever going to end’,” Moore said.

3/ According to @DrMoore, President Bush had been “so careful” in making the Administration’s case while “matching that with the resolve” to face criticism.

Pushing Bush’s case, @DrMoore said “we don’t care if the rest of the world condemns this” in order to protect Americans.

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